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Concepts in Precalculus

Item Number:

DCS DC889386

Price:

$89.95

Format:

2 DVD

Length:

112 min.

Copyright:

2006

Closed Caption:

Yes

Producer:

Discovery Channel School

Grade Level:

9 - 12

ISBN:

1595277412

Summary:

Explore concepts in precalculus. Use trigonometry to solve real-world problems, including the law of cosines aiding land surveying, aircraft navigation, sine waves in music, and the use of sine function to measure ocean-wave activity. Learn about the golden age of the Moors and their contributions to modern math. Then explore math and the world view in the Indus Valley, including applications of infinite series found in Zeno's Paradox, joint probability in sporting events, conditional probability and the effects of overfishing, and limits and infinity in the context of astronomy.